Coast Guard Loening OL-5 1926 floatoplane seaplane
Loening OL-5, “The first airplane constructed for the U.S. Coast Guard Air Service. Loening amphibian model OL-5 No. 1, delivered Oct. 1926 – autographed at the bottom of original photograph reads: ‘To Secretary Mellon with best regards, Mr. Grover Loening.” October, 1926; Photo Number 10-30-26 (n)., along with “Machine gun and rung mount ready for action – showing magazine and shell catcher in place. Gloucester, Mass.”; 8 March 1929; Photo Number 3-8-29 (14).